Example Sentences

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For those named in the squad, Hugo Keenan, Ciaran Frawley, Jamie Osborne, Tadhg Furlong and Finlay Bealham have all recently been injured and will be lacking match minutes.

From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026

The Labor Ministry has predicted that, by 2030, Russia will be lacking more than 400,000 IT workers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 8, 2025

Without Djokovic, the gold-medal match in singles will be lacking star power.

From Washington Times • Jul. 30, 2021

To make matters worse: During those arid periods, freshwater supplies will be lacking for islanders.

From Slate • Nov. 30, 2018

People will hasten thither from Bai�, from Pompeii, Puteoli, Cum�, and Stabia; neither applause nor crowns will be lacking, and that will be an encouragement for the proposed expedition to Ach�a.

From Quo Vadis: a narrative of the time of Nero by Curtin, Jeremiah